Register Now   Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503123  Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: El Dictado/Dictation Teachers will examine TheDictado/Dictation writing method in Spanish-English in grades K-5 dual language classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing TheDictado across grades and analyze student work samples to identify students’ developmental linguistic needs. Teachers  will view a model as presented in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared by Escamilla et. all. and Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges between Languages by Beeman & Urow. This workshop content will be beneficial for Dual [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503124 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Modeled Writing & Shared Writing   Teachers will examine modeled writing and shared writing methods and what is unique in the teaching of literacy-based English Language Development (ELD) and Spanish literacy classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing Modeled Writing and Shared Writing across primary and intermediate grade levels. Teachers  will view a model as presented in Biliteracy from the Start: Literacy Squared by Escamilla et. all. This workshop content will be beneficial for [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday January 18, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503125 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Writing: Independent Writing & Collaborative Writing   Teachers will examine  Independent Writing  and  Collaborative Writing methods and what is unique in the teaching of literacy-based English Language Development (ELD) and Spanish literacy classroom settings. Teachers will receive suggestions for implementing  Independent Writing  and  Collaborative Writing methods across primary and intermediate grade levels. This workshop content will be beneficial for Dual Language Teachers, ESL/Bilingual Teachers, or General Education Teachers who would like to learn more about how [...]

Register Now   Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503122 Exploring Academic Language in Content Areas School-wide Teachers will receive evidence-based strategies and share ideas on strengthening academic language across disciplines. We will explore how academic language is used in content areas such as Language Arts, Science, Math, Music, and Physical Education with the ultimate goal of implementing a culturally responsive curriculum school-wide. This workshop content will be beneficial for ESL/Bilingual Teachers, Dual Language Teachers or General Education Teachers who would like to learn more about how to support their bilingual [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503126 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Reading: Strategies to Develop Cross-Language Connections & The Interactive Read Aloud   Teachers will explore a variety of research-based strategies to support literacy-based English Language Development in a dual language English-Spanish classroom setting, a transitional bilingual classroom or other language resource model. Some of the literacy based strategies include making cross-language connections (Metalanguage) and Interactive Read Aloud. This seminar is one of a series of workshops aimed at developing biliteracy. The goals of this series are [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503128 What is Culturally Responsive Teaching and how can I align it within my practice? The goals of this session are to define culturally responsive teaching (CRT) and identify high leverage teaching strategies that can be applied across grade levels and across content areas in support of culturally and linguistically diverse students. We will explore the WIDA guiding principles of language development as it relates to CRT pedagogical practice. Teachers will walk away with a menu of strategies that align to the [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503129 Teaching Approaches to Develop Biliterate Reading: Strategies to Develop Cross-Language Connections & The Interactive Read Aloud  Teachers will explore a variety of research-based strategies to support literacy-based English Language Development in a dual language English-Spanish classroom setting, a transitional bilingual classroom or other language resource model. Some of the literacy based strategies include making cross-language connections (Metalanguage) and Interactive Read Aloud. This seminar is one of a series of workshops aimed at developing biliteracy. The goals of this series are to [...]

Register Now   Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024 Presenter: Vanessa Figueroa ECPD Credit Hours: 2 hours Event ID: 245503130 WIDA Deep Dive: Q & A The goals of this session are to review WIDA Resources such as the WIDA ELD Framework, 2020 Edition as well as identify Spanish language development resources such as Marco DALE and Marco ALE publications. Teachers will have an opportunity to discuss how they leverage WIDA tools in practice while deepening their knowledge of the framework. Audience: Teachers K-12 (Spanish-English)